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Use of certified seed in rice crops

19% of commercial rice hectares use certified seed in Ecuador, evidencing low technological adoption (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Productivity increase with improved seeds

25% mayor es el rendimiento de las variedades del INIAP comparado con el promedio nacional (6 vs 4.8 ton/ha) (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Yield potential of INIAP varieties

6 tons per hectare exceeds Iniap seed varieties, compared to the national average of 4.8 tons (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Producers benefited by INIAP seeds

45,165 producers were directly benefited with Iniap seed production between 2022 and 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Yield potential of INIAP varieties

6 tons per hectare exceed Iniap seed varieties, compared to the national average of 4.8 tons (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Coverage of hectares with INIAP seeds

118,785 commercial hectares were covered with Iniap seed production between 2022 and 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

INIAP basic seed production

223.74 tons of basic, registered, and certified seed produced by INIAP between June 2022 and December 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

INIAP participation in seed production

50% approximately of the certified seed used in Ecuador comes from Iniap production (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Number of Iniap rice varieties

6 rice varieties are produced by Iniap: Iniap-Impacto, Iniap-FL Élite, Iniap-FL Arenillas, Iniap FL-1480 Cristalino, Iniap-20 and GO 04429 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).

Period of seed production analyzed

30 months was the period analyzed for Iniap seed production (June 2022 to December 2024) (Redacción El Universo, 2025).